Service Learning Project Presentations

Following are links to synopses of Community Service Learning Project Presentations by seniors and graduate students in the Gerontology Internship course (GERO 195/295). These synopses are prime examples of Gerontology students in action, and provide proof of the wonderful work students in the Gerontology Program are capable of.

Fall 2011 Projects (For project synopses, see below.)

Undergraduate Student Presentations

Katrina Currie - Understanding Memory Loss & Communication with the Non-verbal Patient
Agency: UCD Hospice
Agency and Faculty Supervisors: Don Lewis/Professor Barbara Grigg

Pattie Riley - Volunteer’s Guide to a Successful Older Adult Computer Program
Agency: Hart Senior Center
Agency and Faculty Supervisors: Roseanne Bernardy/Dr. Cheryl Osborne

Xuo Saeyang - Life Story Photo Album
Agency: Asian Community Center
Agency and Faculty Supervisors: ACC Nursing Home Jane Rowe, ACC Respite Tisha Arzaluz/Dr. Teri Tift

Ger Moua - An Intergenerational Program with Benefits
Agency: Asian Community Center Nursing Home
Agency and Faculty Supervisors: Jane Rowe/Dr. Teri Tift

Chantel Mattson - Experiencing Culture Change
Agency: Eskaton Care Center Greenhaven
Agency and Faculty Supervisors: Julie McQueen/Professor Barbara Grigg

Stefanie Bullock - A Guide to College Success
Agency: CSUS Gerontology Program
Agency and Faculty Supervisors: Dr. Cheryl Osborne/Dr. Teri Tift

Josh Mabie - Assisted Living or Skilled Nursing: A Marketing Brochure
Agency: Chateau at Carmichael Park
Agency and Faculty Supervisors: Rob Wangler/Professor Barbara Grigg

Graduate Student Lessons Learned Panel Presentations

Felicia Juntunen - Client Care On Call Resources & An In-service: Client Care/Self Care: Pursuing Balance
Agency: Senior Care Solutions
Agency and Faculty Supervisors: Dr. Cheryl Osborne

Diane Walsh - A Calling to Compassionate Care: The Need for Gerontology Education in the Seminary
Thesis Advisors: Dr. Cheryl Osborne & Professor Joe Rodrigues

Suzanne Anderson - Senior Center Innovations Project
Agency: California Commission on Aging
Agency/Faculty Supervisors: Carol Sewell & Sandi Fitzpatrick/Dr. Cheryl Osborne

Christin Hemann - Opportunities To Advance Old Age Social Policies
Agency: California Assembly member Richard Gordon
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Cheryl Osborne